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Senior Traffic Engineer
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Monthly Salary:
Posted:
15 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
12 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
6 months contract Role with a local authority
Summary
- The Senior Traffic Engineer is a pivotal role within a local authority tasked with the effective delivery of traffic engineering projects and transport-related initiatives. This position ensures compliance with statutory requirements contractual obligations quality standards and budgetary controls. The role involves planning designing implementing and supervising traffic and highway schemes while providing professional engineering advice and managing project delivery from inception through completion.
Responsibilities
- Manage and deliver traffic engineering projects in line with agreed objectives budgets and timescales.
- Undertake traffic and transport studies surveys and investigations analyzing findings to support scheme development.
- Design and develop traffic management highway improvement and transport schemes.
- Prepare engineering drawings specifications schedules and technical documentation.
- Ensure all projects comply with relevant legislation technical standards and contractual requirements.
- Monitor contractor and subcontractor performance and recommend tender acceptances where appropriate.
Essential Experience Required
- Experience delivering traffic engineering highway engineering or transportation projects.
- Experience in traffic management design scheme development and project supervision.
- Experience preparing technical reports specifications and contract documents.
- Experience managing project budgets expenditure monitoring and cost estimation.
Essential Qualifications Required
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering Traffic Engineering Transportation Engineering Highway Engineering or a related discipline.
- Membership (or working towards membership) of a relevant professional body such as ICE CIHT or IHE.
Additional Information
- Working hours: 35 hours per week.
- Rate negotiable: 42 - 45 umbrella.
- We work on a bi-weekly schedule.
The role closes on 23rd July 2026 apply ASAP.
Required Skills:
Accountable to the Principal Traffic Engineer for the effective execution of specific engineering projects functions or areas of work as allocated in accordance with the particular contracts / agreements and with all relevant statutory requirements.
Required Education:
Accountable to the Principal Traffic Engineer for the effective execution of specific engineering projects functions or areas of work as allocated in accordance with the particular contracts / agreements and with all relevant statutory requirements.
